QUINCY -. On Saturday, September 30, 2023, children, friends, and family will have an opportunity to visit Nut Island for a day of fun and fishing from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. The event, “Reel Fun Fishing Day at Nut Island”, will provide the public with an excellent opportunity to visit the island, learn how to fish, and experience the island’s natural and recreational resources. The event is free for all youths 16 years old and younger and $2 for all other guests. Those interested in purchasing tickets can visit the program’s Eventbrite webpage.
This is the second year the “Reel Fun Fishing Day at Nut Island” event is being offered for children and families, and features several entertaining and enriching opportunities, including:
- Learn how to fish for and identify striped bass and winter flounder with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (Rods and other supplies provided)
- Meet National Park Service Rangers and be sworn in as an *official* Boston Harbor Islands Junior Ranger
- Play games, color, and learn “what not to flush” from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA)
- Learn about Boston Harbor’s biodiversity and meet *real crabs* with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay
- Joining the Greater Boston Chapter of Trout Unlimited for free fly casting lessons for anyone interested in trying it out (rods provided);
- Enjoying a picnic with a view (it is recommend that guests bring a lunch and refillable water bottle; however, water and light snacks will be made available); and,
- Exploring self-guided trails throughout Nut Island.
Click here to go to the Eventbrite page and let us know you'll be joining us!
Participants will park at the Atherton Hough Elementary School (1084 Sea Street, Quincy, MA 02169) and follow signs to the parking lot, where a shuttle to Nut Island will be provided. If possible, guests should carpool or take public transportation, as parking for the event is limited. A shuttle will be running from the school to the island every 30 minutes, beginning at 10:00AM and ending at 1:00PM. Shuttle service from Nut Island back to the Atherton Hough Elementary School parking lot will also run approximately every 30 minutes beginning at 11:15AM, with the last trip departing at 2:00PM.
Nut Island is a former island located within Boston Harbor and part of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. The island is connected to the mainland and can be reached through a causeway at the end of Houghs Neck in Quincy, MA. The island features recreational trails, benches, and a fishing pier for the public to utilize. Centuries ago colonists used the island to graze cattle; now it serves as a critical site housing a headworks facility, which works in conjunction with the Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant that is operated and managed by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA).
The “Reel Fun Fishing Day at Nut Island” is presented by the National Park Service (NPS), DMF, MassWildlife, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the MWRA, and Boston Harbor Now, and with generous support from the National Park Foundation and L.L. Bean. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit the “Reel Fun Fishing Day at Nut Island” Eventbrite webpage.
